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117 other provisions — procedural and definitional
sch. para. 22.3
Where the respondent applies for the postponement or adjournment of...
s.001
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s.001
These Rules may be cited as the Disciplinary Committee (Procedure...
s.001
These Rules shall come into force on 1st June 2004....
s.002
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s.002
In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires— “the Act”...
s.002
In these Rules, any reference to a Rule is to...
s.002
The Interpretation Act 1978 shall apply to the interpretation of...
s.003
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s.004
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s.005
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s.005
As soon as may be after a disciplinary case has...
s.005
A notice of inquiry shall set out the following matters—...
s.005
Where a fraudulent entry case has been referred to the...
s.005
On the application of any other person and payment of...
s.005
The Committee shall not hold an inquiry unless it is...
s.005
Where it appears to the Chairman before the commencement of...
s.006
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s.007
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s.007
No less than 21 days before the date fixed for...
s.007
Where, after the Solicitor has served evidence in accordance with...
s.008
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s.009
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s.009
The Solicitor and the parties may at any time agree...
s.009
At any time before the date fixed for the inquiry,...
s.009
Not less than seven days before the date fixed for...
s.010
If the respondent appears at the hearing of the inquiry,...
s.010
As soon as a charge has been read the respondent...
s.010
The respondent shall be asked whether he admits each charge....
s.010
If the respondent does not appear, the Committee may decide...
s.011
The Solicitor may make an opening speech and—
s.011
The respondent shall have the opportunity to cross-examine any witness...
s.011
If no evidence is adduced concerning any particular charge, and...
s.011
If the respondent does not appear, the Committee may accept...
s.012
In relation to any charge concerning which evidence has been...
s.012
The respondent may adduce evidence concerning any conviction or fact...
s.012
In a conviction case, the respondent may adduce evidence as...
s.012
In a conduct case, the respondent may adduce evidence to...
s.012
In a fraudulent entry case, the respondent may adduce evidence...
s.012
The Solicitor shall have the opportunity to cross-examine any witness...
s.013
The Solicitor may address the Committee by way of reply...
s.013
At the conclusion of the Solicitor’s address, if any, the...
s.013
Without prejudice to paragraph 13.2, if, at any stage, the...
s.014
The disciplinary proceedings to which these Rules apply are in...
s.014
Members of the Committee or the Legal Assessor may put...
s.015
At the close of the evidence and submissions, the Committee...
s.015
The Committee may at its discretion allow further submissions to...
s.015
On the conclusion of the proceedings, the Committee shall consider...
s.015
In a conduct case, where the Committee finds that the...
s.015
In a conduct case, where the Committee finds that the...
s.018
In a conduct or conviction case, where the respondent has...
s.018
The Committee shall next consider and determine whether to give...
s.018
If the Committee postpones its judgment, it may do so...
s.018
If the Committee gives its judgment forthwith, it may—
s.018
If the Committee reserves reasons for its judgment, the Clerk...
s.019
Where the judgment of the Committee stands postponed, and it...
s.019
Where the judgment of the Committee stands postponed and the...
s.019
At any hearing at which the proceedings are resumed—
s.019
At any resumed proceedings, any new charge alleged against the...
s.019
So far as is reasonably practicable, proceedings resumed under this...
s.020
An application to the Committee under section 18 of the...
s.020
The applicant may submit with his application any documentary evidence...
s.020
On receipt of an application to which this Rule applies,...
s.020
The Clerk shall provide a copy of the application and...
s.020
The Chairman and the Solicitor may invite the applicant to...
s.020
At the hearing of an application to which this Rule...
s.020
Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Rule, and to...
s.021
Subject to paragraphs 21.2 and 21.3, all proceedings before the...
s.021
The Committee may direct that the public shall be excluded...
s.021
Subject to the provisions of paragraph 6 of Schedule 2...
s.022
The Committee or Chairman may, on their own initiative or...
s.022
Any application for the postponement of a hearing of the...
s.022
In deciding whether to postpone or adjourn a hearing, the...
s.022
The Clerk shall, as soon as possible, notify the respondent,...
s.023
The Committee may receive oral evidence whether or not under...
s.023
All documents put before the Committee shall be deemed to...
s.023
Where the decision of any court or tribunal is relevant...
s.023
Unless proved otherwise to the satisfaction of the Committee—
s.023
The Committee may accept admissions made by any party and...
s.023
Subject to paragraph 23.5, any charge which may result in...
s.023
The Committee may require any person to be called as...
s.024
An individual party may appear before the Committee in person....
s.024
A party which is a body corporate or an unincorporated...
s.024
Any party may be represented before the Committee by counsel...
s.025
All acts of the Committee shall be decided by a...
s.025
Any questions put to the vote shall be put in...
s.025
Where on any question the votes are equal, the Chairman...
s.026
The Clerk shall arrange for all public hearings of the...
s.026
Any party to the proceedings shall, on applying to the...
s.026
Paragraphs 26.1 and 26.2 do not apply to the deliberations...
s.027
Every decision, determination, direction, finding and judgment of the Committee...
s.027
Written notification of every decision, determination, direction, finding and judgment...
s.028
The Committee or Chairman may waive any procedural requirement of...
s.028
The Committee or Chairman shall determine the procedure for any...
s.art001
This Order may be cited as the Veterinary Surgeons and...
s.art002
The Rules set out in the Schedule are approved.
s.art003
The Veterinary Surgeons and Veterinary Practitioners (Disciplinary Committee) (Procedure and...
s.para.4
The Council of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, in...
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